Survey revealed New York farmers' significant crop losses in 2016
4/21/2017 4:58:14 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
New York
Albany County, NY
Allegany County, NY
Bronx County, NY
Broome County, NY
Cattaraugus County, NY
Cayuga County, NY
Chautauqua County, NY
Chemung County, NY
Chenango County, NY
Clinton County, NY
Columbia County, NY
Cortland County, NY
Delaware County, NY
Dutchess County, NY
Erie County, NY
Essex County, NY
Franklin County, NY
Fulton County, NY
Genesee County, NY
Greene County, NY
Hamilton County, NY
Herkimer County, NY
Jefferson County, NY
Kings County, NY
Lewis County, NY
Livingston County, NY
Madison County, NY
Monroe County, NY
Montgomery County, NY
Nassau County, NY
New York County, NY
Niagara County, NY
Oneida County, NY
Onondaga County, NY
Ontario County, NY
Orange County, NY
Orleans County, NY
Oswego County, NY
Otsego County, NY
Putnam County, NY
Queens County, NY
Rensselaer County, NY
Richmond County, NY
Rockland County, NY
Saint Lawrence County, NY
Saratoga County, NY
Schenectady County, NY
Schoharie County, NY
Schuyler County, NY
Seneca County, NY
Steuben County, NY
Suffolk County, NY
Sullivan County, NY
Tioga County, NY
Tompkins County, NY
Ulster County, NY
Warren County, NY
Washington County, NY
Wayne County, NY
Westchester County, NY
Wyoming County, NY
Yates County, NY
Start Date: 5/1/2016
- End Date: 11/30/2016
Of the 200+ New York farmers surveyed about 2016 crop losses, more than 70 percent reported losses of unirrigated, rain-fed field crops and pasture acreage ranging from 30 to 90 percent. Even farmers with irrigation reported losses of up to 35 percent.
Fruit growers in western New York lost roughly 52 percent of their crop, and grape growers in that region lost 26 percent. Western berry growers lost 96 percent, while the state’s eastern berry growers lost roughly 75 percent.
Growing Produce (Willoughby, Ohio), April 18, 2017
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